Goodnight, Dean Stockwell (1937-2021) 💙 Here's the legendary actor giving his iconic performance as Ben in David Lynch's BLUE VELVET (1986). | The Criterion Collection

David Lynch's BLUE VELVET ('86) explores the sinister underbelly that lurks behind a seemingly idyllic community – juxtaposing grotesque horrors against a Disney-like simulacrum. The now-cult classic continues to polarize audiences. See it as part of tonight's Terror-a-thon. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

On September 19, 1986 “Blue Velvet” was released in theaters! Written and directed by David Lynch. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, Priscilla Pointer, Brad Dourif and Jack Nance. The film concerns a young college student who, returning home to visit his ill father, discovers a severed human ear in a field. The ear then leads him to uncover a vast criminal conspiracy and enter into a romantic relationship with a troubled l